| Regimental number | 6/2825 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Geraldine |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Peel Street, Geraldine |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Patterson, Peel Street, Geraldine |
| Previous military service | Served in the Territorial, 13th Company, South Company; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Section S, Plot II, Row V, Grave No 5), Rouen, France |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn, Mudros, 30 September 1915. Admitted to HS 'Glenart Castle', 8 December 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 11 December 1915; discharged to NZ Base, Ghezireh, 31 December 1915. Rejoined unit, Ismailia, 18 January 1916. Embarked Port Said for France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916; admitted to 23rd General Hospital, Etaples, 19 September 1916; transferred to England, 22 September 1916, and admitted to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 25 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 October 1916. Found guilty, 10 December 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeited 2 days' pay. Admitted to Venereal Section, No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 19 April 1917; discharged to Command Depot, 30 May 1917. Transferred to 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1917.; rejoined unit, in the field, 1 November 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 4 December 1917. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 18 August 1918; rejoined Bn, 5 September 1918. Wounded in action, 29 September 1918 (multiple gun shot wounds), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 49th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 1 October 1918. Died of wounds, 13 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |